Back in Manchester, Mourinho was feeling tired.

Ever since winning Besiktas in the Champions League, he has been running back and forth.

The draw ceremony for the quarterfinals of the Champions League and the FIFA Ballon d'Or award made Mourinho run continuously.

Now that I'm finally back in Manchester, I'm finally ready for the next game.

But then again, while Jose Mourinho is not at home, United's coaching staff is not idle.

Because they are coming up with the biggest Premier League game of the season.

Manchester Derby!

As of now, Manchester United are on a winning streak and sit at the top of the table.

Manchester City are close behind with a five-point difference.

Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and other teams followed.

Looking at this situation, this season has become the rhythm of Manchester's title race.

In the last 20 days of 2017, Manchester United will face seven games.

Six Premier League games, one EFL Cup.

On December 11, the sixteenth round of the Premier League ushered in the Manchester derby at home.

On December 14, the seventeenth round of the Premier League, home game against Bournemouth.

On December 17, the eighteenth round of the Premier League, away against West Bromwich Albion.

On December 21, the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, away to Leeds United.

On December 24, the 19th round of the Premier League, away against Burnley.

On December 27, in the twentieth round of the Premier League, he faced Leicester City at home.

On December 31, the 21st round of the Premier League, home to Southampton.

This wave of Christmas fixtures is a headache for every Premier League coach and player.

The other leagues are about to enter the winter break, and only the Premier League is still fighting.

And this Manchester derby is the prelude to it all.

On the evening of December 11, night fell.

But even so, the whole city is still full of red and blue colors.

Especially near Old Trafford, where red and blue already surround the stadium.

Like two liquids that are not miscible at all, red and blue consciously divide into camps and stand in their respective fields.

There were arguments, loud cheers, and maybe skirmishes with some drunks.

But none of that matters.

Importantly, everyone is looking forward to the Manchester derby.

City arrived a little early, but it took them almost twenty minutes to get from outside the pitch to inside the pitch.

Countless fans chanted their names.

There are cries of adoration, and there is hostility of invective.

But they're used to it.

Because later on, the Manchester United players also had such a welcome ceremony.

After entering, Guardiola discovered that Jose Mourinho's side had arrived.

"Jose."

"Josep."

"We're meeting so soon."

"Well, today is definitely more interesting than the Champions League knockout draw."

"It's hard to say, whether it's interesting or not, it mainly depends on the result."

"The results are not good in time, and I also find it interesting."

"Do you really think so?"

"That's right, because I love football and you love winning even more."

"Oh? You're saying this like two superstars we've brought in by the two of us. ”

"Haha, that's right. But now you have another superstar in your hands, and I envy you. ”

"It's not my charisma that attracts so many geniuses."

'But I've got super talent, and even if I don't get noticed by other teams, at Manchester City, he's definitely capable of being the best midfielder in the world.

"Okay, I'm starting to be weird, right, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you."

"Haha, I wish you all the best today."

Mourinho didn't reply, shrugged his shoulders and turned to walk back to his area.

A topic of De Bruyne, the bald man brought out every day to talk about things.

Cut, too lazy to pay attention to him.

In fact, Mourinho didn't know that the topic of De Bruyne was not only mentioned by Guardiola, but also by Carragher in the live broadcast room.

Every time the two teams meet, Carragher will mock Mourinho for that.

"The Manchester derby, it's the second Premier League game I look forward to every season.

"The first is, of course, the Double Red Society.

"After all, I love the scene of Manchester United being beaten by their opponents.

"Manchester United met Manchester City again in this game, and the difference in strength between the two sides on paper did not look very big.

"However, I'm definitely more bullish on Manchester City!

"Pep Guardiola's football is pleasing to the eye, much better than Mourinho's defensive football!

"I now think that if Xia had transferred to Manchester City last season, he would have even squeezed out Cristiano Ronaldo to win the championship at the FIFA celebration a few days ago.

"After all, Manchester City has a bigger stage, they had the Champions League last season, and their attacking football will give Xia more room to play.

"If Xia goes to Manchester City, he will definitely be released by Guardiola to release his attacking talent,

"The more goals we score in the Champions League, the more we will go to the next level in history.

"After all, Manchester City has many passing masters in the midfield, which is a notch higher than Manchester United.

"David Silva is a Spanish talent, a good pass-and-control dribbling, a technical leader at Manchester City,

'Players like Gundogan, Bernardo Silva and others also have a lot of passing ability.

"Of course, now this Manchester City, of course, is indispensable to De Bruyne's name,

'He's the cornerstone of Manchester City's midfield, a world-class master of passing.

'He didn't play a lot in Jose Mourinho's Chelsea team.

"But at Manchester City, he's become a world-class player!

"That's Pep Guardiola's super coach attributes!"

Listening to his partners praise Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, Alan Shearer on the side couldn't sit still.

"Man, it's almost there, there's no need to exaggerate it.

"On De Bruyne's question, everybody knows what's going on,

"At the beginning, Chelsea had a number of midfield talents such as Eden Hazard and Oscar.

'How is it De Bruyne's turn?

"And Mourinho also helped De Bruyne out on loan and gave him the opportunity to develop, which is no problem.

"You guy, really, you die when you see Manchester United.

"If you want to say that Mourinho doesn't develop people, look at Manchester United this season, how many talented players has he brought out?

'Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly and, of course, Xia......

Carragher: "They were all developed in their respective academies, xia was cultivated by Leicester City, Mourinho was just used for one purpose. ”

Alan Shearer shook his head.

"Okay, you're right, I won't bother with you.

"Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides today.

"Manchester United, all the main players played, still in a 4-2-3-1 formation,

"Goalkeeper David De Gea,

'Ashley Young, Smalling, Rojo, Valencia, the back four, Ashley Young, Chris Smalling, Marco, Valencia,

'Nemanja Matic and Pogba,

"The three front-midfielders Xia Xing, Wayne Rooney and Rashford,

"Romelu Lukaku in the centre.

"Manchester City, they put out a 4-3-3 attacking formation,

"Goalkeeper Edson,

"Defence four: Delph, Kompany, Otamendi, Kyle Walker,

"The three midfielders David Silva, Fernandinho, De Bruyne,

'The front three are Sane, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.

"There were also players on the bench such as Gundogan, Sergio Aguero, Danilo, Bernardo Silva and others.

"This game is a must-win for both sides, and this game is going to be exciting!" (End of chapter)